Griffith University

Lecturer

Contact details for Dr Shailendra Dukie

Responsibilities

• Master of Pharmacy (Honours) Program Convenor
• Master of Medical Research Program Convenor (Pharmacy)
• 2018PHM Pharmacology
• 3024PHM Human Pharmacology I
• 3028PHM Human Pharmacology II (Convenor)

Research expertise

• Tumour resistance to chemo- and radiotherapy
• Hypoxic modulation of cell signalling pathways
• Free radical involvement in cancer and other diseases

Recent research grants

• Battle, A., Dukie, S., Nirthanan, N., & Brown, C. (2012). Studying stretch active ion channel properties using the patch- and pressure-clamp. Griffith University Research Infrastructure Program - $50,000.
• Vertullo, C., Grant, G.D., Dukie, S., & Grayson, J. (2011). The comparative chondrocyte toxicities of various antibiotics used in the treatment and prevention of surgical related infections. Pindara Private Hospital.
• Nirthanan, S., Rose'Meyer, R., Lewohol, J., Munn, A., Dukie, S., & Grant, G. D. (2010). Automated electrophysiology for studies on ion channels and receptors to enhance research capability in neurobiology, cardiovascular science and drug discovery. GURIP.

Recent publications

• McDermott, C., Chess-Williams, R., Grant, G.D., Perkins, A.V., McFarland, A.J., Davey, A.K., & Anoopkumar-Dukie, S. (2012). Effects of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factor pyocyanin on human urothelial cell function and viability. Journal of Urology, 187(3), 1087-1093.
• Desbrow, B., Biddulph, C., Devlin, B., Grant, G. D., Anoopkumar-Dukie, S., & Leveritt, M. D. (2012). The effects of different doses of caffeine on endurance cycling time trial performance. Journal of Sports Science, 30(2), 115-120.
• Zhang, Y.-F., Guan, Y.-B., Yang, B., Wu, H.-Y., Dai, Y.-T., Zhang, S.-J., Wang, J.-P., Anoopkumar-Dukie, S., Davey, A.K., & Sun, Z.-Y. (2011). Prognostic value of Her-2/neu and clinicopathologic factors for evaluating progression and disease-specific death in Chinese men with prostate cancer. Chinese Medical Journal, 124(24), 4345-4349.
• McFarland, A.J., Anoopkumar-Dukie, S., Perkins, A.V., Davey, A.K., & Grant, G.D. (2011). Inhibition of autophagy by 3-methyladenine protects 1321N1 astrocytoma cells against pyocyanin- and 1-hydroxyphenazine induced toxicity. Archives of Toxicology, 86(2), 275-284.
• Kavanagh, J.J., Grant, G.D., & Anoopkumar-Dukie, S. (2011). Low dosage promethazine and loratadine negatively affect neuromotor function. Clinical Neurophysiology, doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2011.07.046.
• McDermott, C., Chess-Willliams, R., Grant, G.D., Perkins, A.V., McFarland, A.J., Davey, A.K., & Anoopkumar-Dukie, S. (2011). Effects of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factor pyocyanin on urothelial cells in vitro. Journal of Urology, accepted for publication.
• Gloyne, L.S., Grant, G.D., Perkins, A., Powell, K.L., McDermott, C.M., Johnson, P.V. ... & Anoopkumar-Dukie, S. (2011). Pyocyanin-induced toxicity in A549 respiratory cells is causally linked to oxidative stress. Toxicol In Vitro, DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2011.05.004.
• Renshaw, G.M.C., Kutek, A., Grant, G.D., & Anoopkumar-Dukie, S. (2011). Forecasting elasmobranch survival following exposure to severe stressors. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part A, doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.08.001.
• Grayson, J.E., Grant, G.D., Dukie, S., & Vertullo, C.J. (2011). The In Vitro elution characteristics of vancomycin from tendons. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-011-1768-3.
• Grant, G. D, Zhang, T. T., Gloyne, L. S., Perkins, A. V., Kiefel, M. J., & Anoopkumar-Dukie, S. (2010). Exogenous pyocyanin alters Pseudomonas aeruginosa susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin. American Journal of Microbiology, 1(1), 9-13.
• Anoopkumar-Dukie, S., Sisk, G. D., Conere, T., & Allshire, A. (2009). Mitochondrial modulation of oxygen-dependent radiosensitivity in some human tumor cell lines. British Journal of Radiology, 82, 847-854.
• Anoopkumar-Dukie, S., McMahon, A., Allshire, A., & Conere, T. (2005). Further evidence for biological effects resulting from ionizing radiation doses in the diagnostic X-ray range. British Journal of Radiology, 78(928), 335-337.
• Anoopkumar-Dukie, S., Carey, J. B., Conere, T., & Allshire, A. (2005). Radical mediators and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling in oxygen-dependent radiosensitivity of human tumor cell lines. Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine, 39(2), 188-194.
• Anoopkumar-Dukie, S., Carey, J. B., Conere, T., O'Sullivan, E., van Pelt, F., & Allshire, A. (2005). Resazurin assay of radiation response in cultured cells. British Journal of Radiology, 78(934), 945-947.
• Carey, J., Anoopkumar-Dukie, S., O'Keeffe, P., Allshire, A., & van Pelt, F. (2003). Contrasting immunodulation by mercuric chloride following acute and subchronic exposure. Toxicology Letters, 144, 35.